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  1. single word requests - X, Y, Z — horizontal, vertical and ...

    Jan 31, 2012 · If x and y are horizontal, z is vertical; if x and z are horizontal, y is vertical. The words horizontal and vertical are generally used in a planar (2-dimensional) sense, not spatial (3 …

  2. single word requests - What is a vertical panorama called? - English ...

    Mar 26, 2022 · A person on a mountain has the greater field of view, perhaps. The maximum vertical distance that can be viewed is from the horizon (or objects on the horizon, including distant hills) to …

  3. Is there a hypernym for "horizontal" and "vertical"?

    If I want to speak of North, South, East, West in a general sense I could, for example, use the term cardinal direction. Which term is appropriate to sum up horizontal and vertical in the same man...

  4. Generic term for 'row' and 'column' - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Oct 22, 2013 · Is there a single, more generic term that can be used to describe both a row and a column? In English, we can refer to a line as being horizontal or vertical, but unless we say ‘a line of …

  5. A word to describe vertical and horizontal movement?

    Sep 8, 2015 · Orthogonal does not imply horizontal and vertical movement. Orthogonal implies that one movement is at a right angle with respect to the other. Horizontal and diagonal movements are thus …

  6. Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal ...

    Apr 19, 2014 · Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal, adjacency? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 11 months ago Modified 1 year, 11 months ago

  7. meaning - What is the name of the horizontal bar that intersects a ...

    Mar 4, 2020 · Mullioned windows are windows divided into panes by inner frames. The vertical frames are called mullions. What do we call the horizontal frames?

  8. What is a word to accompany horizontal and vertical?

    If 'horizontal' follows the horizon, and 'vertical' ascends from the horizon, is there a word for a line from the viewer to the horizon? Otherwise, is there a broadly accepted business term for describing data …

  9. slang - What is the space in between flights of stairs where you can ...

    Dec 1, 2018 · I think you are referring to stairwell: a long, vertical passage through a building around which a set of stairs is built. (Cambridge Dictionary) The idea of “shaft” has been commonly referred …

  10. Precise terms for directionality in a writing system

    May 28, 2020 · And indeed, there are scripts with vertical line direction that differ in the "direction of line progression". For example, most asian script progresses right-to-left, while mongolian script …